Scrapbooks containing press cuttings, playbills (both paper and silk), programmes, photographs and incoming personal correspondence.
Carlotta Addison scrapbooks
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- ReferenceGB 71 THM/370
- Dates of Creation1864-1899
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description2 volumes
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Born in Liverpool in 1849 Carlotta Addison was the daughter of E.P. Addison, former proprietor of the Doncaster Theatre Royal, and went on to become Mrs Charles A. La Trobe. She made her first theatrical appearance as a child in Tom Taylor's play Nine Points of the Law at the Amphitheatre in Liverpool. Her first appearance on the London stage was on October 6, 1866 as Lady F. Touchwood in Belle's Stratagem at the St. James' Theatre and she continued to perform on London and regional stages almost continuously (bar a four-year absence from 1882-1886) until her death in London, 1914.
Arrangement
These scrapbooks have been arranged in chronological order.
Access Information
This archive collection is available for consultation in the V&A Blythe House Archive and Library Study Room by appointment only. Full details of access arrangements may be found here: http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/a/archives/.
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Acquisition Information
Gift of David Blake, great-grandson of Carlotta Addison.
Conditions Governing Use
Information on copying and commercial reproduction may be found here: http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/a/archives/.
Appraisal Information
This collection was appraised in line with the collection management policy.
Custodial History
This material was received in 1980 via Sir Donald Sinden, on behalf of David Blake.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.